Addison Trail hangs on to top Lake Zurich

After missing the last three games with a foot injury, the Addison Trail junior running back had 55 of his team-high 67 yards in the second half of the Blazers' 7-3 victory against Lake Zurich in a Class 7A first-round playoff game.

The Blazers (9-1) will play at Libertyville in the second round.

Pierre-Louis, who was injured during a Week 6 win over Morton, scored on a 7-yard run with 7 minutes, 13 seconds left in the third quarter.

"I knew I had to come out strong and show everybody that I was 100 percent," Pierre-Louis said. "It's the playoffs, so I had to grind it out every play even though I haven't played in a while."

Lake Zurich (5-5) finished with 103 yards rushing and junior quarterback Joey Lindstrom completed two passes for 30 yards. The Blazers ran out the clock after making a fourth-down stop in the final minutes.

Lake Zurich lost in the opening round for the first time since 2008.

Aided by a pair of 15-yard penalties on Addison Trail, the Bears sliced the deficit to 7-3 following a 26-yard field goal by Jake Kubin with six-plus minutes remaining. Addison Trail senior Robert Rinaldi had two sacks and the Blazers forced four punts.